The Lord's Prayer: Martin Chemnitz ; Translated by I.E. Edited by Georg Williams

The Lord's Prayer: Martin Chemnitz ; Translated by I.E. Edited by Georg Williams by Chemnitz, Martin. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780570042839.

God Commands us to pray, and twice in the New Testament, Jesus gives us the pattern for prayer. In this volume (actually entitled A Substantial and Godly Exposition of the Prayer Commonly Call the Lords Prayer), Chemnitz analyzes each petition of The Lords Prayer from how many words to use, to what things to ask and in what order to ask them and gives us a fresh interpretation from the Greek and Hebrew texts. The English translation of this work was originally published in 1598 by the University of Cambridge in England at a time when theologians were becoming increasingly aware of the power of the press. This new edition makes Chemnitzs timeless exposition available to todays American reader. Martin Chemnitz, a main contributor to the Formula of Concord, is credited with defining the movement begun by Martin Luther and is considered to be one of the greatest 16th-century theologians.